Squampton.ca » 国分町 Kokubuncho

Ramen (ラーメン)

Andrew — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:13:07 +0000

Most come in three flavours: Miso, Shoyu (soy sauce), and Shio (salt). Personally, I prefer the miso chashu (miso with sliced pork) variety.

Power Line (Densen,電線)

Andrew — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:01:35 +0000

Japan can’t put wires underground due to all the earthquakes, so we’re left with… this.

The Ride Home

Andrew — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:23:36 +0000

Decided to take my bike into work for a change today. Downtown it’s illegal to park your bike on the sidewalk, although hundreds of people do. Once a week or so the city comes around though and impounds all the offending bicycles. It’s about $25 to get your bike back. The closest bicycle parking lot near my office is in a pedestrian underpass. It’s only 50 yen per day, but I guess it can add up if you ride your bike downtown everyday. Some department stores, like Mitsukoshi, have free bicycle parking but it’s too far away from where I work.

I chose to take a small detour to Kokubuncho on my way home tonight, but just did a quick drive-by. Some night I’ll go back and give it the full attention that it deserves. All photos taken with a Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 lens.

Fall Colours

Andrew — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:57:39 +0000

Been messing around with my “new” Nikon D40. I’ve got three lenses now, the 18-55mm kit lens that came with the camera, a 55-200mm VR telephoto lens for spying on people, and a 35mm prime lens for ninja photography. Went for a stroll around the Asaichi (Morning Market), Kokubuncho (the red-light/drinking district), and Nishi Koen (West Park) with the telephoto and the prime.